Bowling-pin



. DOKKBNWADEL. .'BOWLING PIN.

(N o Model.)

No. 532,871. Patented Jan. 22.1895.

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BowuNcLPm.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 5{ 2',8'71,date1.iJanuary 22, 1895.

Application tiled March 1,1894 .Serial No. 501.956.5610 model.)

Toa/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, FREDBIK G. DoKKEN-' WADEL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, resid-l ing at Union City, in the county of Randolph and Stateof Indiana, have` invented certain new and useful Improvements inBowling- Pinsrandl do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and reference beinghad vto the acand to the letters of of this specication. v

My' invention relates to improvements in bowling pins, more` generallyo-r. commonly termed ninefI or ten pins, and the object of my inventionis the provisionv of a pin which will be entirelyvnoiseless and/ whichwill thus overcome a serious objection toth'e common pinin use. 1 f fAnother object`0f niy invention' is the 'pro visionr'of a pin which willbe' free from 'noise Aand-'which will not injure the ball or be in"closedherein.

jure'd by the'ball owing to the hard .contact and further 'which' willstand in the proper upright position and further which will-beinexpensive otproduction and practical in everyparticular. I

To attain the desired objects the invention consists' of a.l vbowlingpin embodyingnovel features of construction substantially as-dis-v s aside elevation of the Figure 1 represen pin. ,Figa/.2 represents avertical sectional In the drawings, A

' shape and the core` of my pin is preferablycomposed oftwolsecti'ons B,secured together in any suitable manner, but in-this-instance i bydowel' and socket 'connection C, andthe sections are formed inthe lowerportion with.

- grooves'or'recesses'which form-the' socket'D,

in'which is .located -vthe weight This weight yis provided' with ahandle E', and with rubber or ,elastic bands E2,

Y inthe socketwhere 1 e the purpose of which is to sustainttherweightat'any point vcore, andthe t'is moved by the handle. v I would say thatthe weight'may be adj usted f inthe socket by" a screw thread connectionor in fact in any other manner. Over the s ec-l tions or cor'e I place arubber or elastic or iexible "covering" F, which' entirely surrounds orcovers the core and which renders the pin 55 noiseless when knockedabout which is of paramount importance'. This covering is se- ,curedandretained in place upn the core byl means ofthe cap orerrnle-G, havingthe openingto permit the insertion of the finger to move 60" the weight.Eron this co'nstruction'it will bei 4seen that I provide a pin which is'entirely noiseless enablingthegame to be played inl'the parlor orhouse; which will stand properly,

which is o f 'inexpensive construction and 65 lwhi ch is entirelypractical andl desirable.

y1-. 'Abowling pin consisting oil-the core havv ing the socket in thelower enfl,'a weight adjustable in said-socket, a liexible .or elastic7o covering over the core, a cap orterrulehav- 'ing 'a Iflange .fittingoverl and. securing the lower edge. of the coveringfan/d said ferrulealso having through'to the weight to move the same. .7 5

2.A Arbowling 'pin havingacoveredcore and provided with a socket in thelower. end, a weight adjustable in said'socket, and afferrule' lowere`nd of the core having an opening registering with the socket to permitac- 8o vl cess-to the weight to adjust the same.

' A bowling pin consisting of the 'core hav d ing a socket'ih the lowerend thereof,-a weight y 'r arranged "in saidsocketl 'and having' elasticri'ngs impinging against the walls of the socket .8'5 to hold the weight'at any adj u'stmentand'an elastic covering onthe core. Y l l j ft, .Abowling pinleonsistirigof thesectional .core lhaving the mo' jable weiht in the socket having thefgo `elastic friction rings, the coveringover the*V` f'errulefor securi'ngfthe cover- 1' ing and clampingI thesections togetheratthe d loweren`d fj "f whereofv I-aix my signature'9.5' 'in presence bf two witnesses.

Witnesses:

iGno. jWnLLs SMIITH, M An'rnun B.- PreKET'r.

` n opening to allow access there.-

socket inthelowerendwhe,

